The Seekers - Morningtown Ride (HQ Stereo, 1964/'68)
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- All 3 of The Seekers' 60s TV specials, including this song & 47 others, are available on one DVD - www.noise11.com/news/the-seeke...
The Seekers originally recorded Malvina Reynolds' lullaby in 1964, since learned and sung by 3 generations of children. I've enhanced it so that the audio plays at the correct speed/ pitch and in stereo. From the 'World of The Seekers' TV special (1968). More videos from Judith and The Seekers on the playlists below:
Best of the 60s in stereo: • The Seekers - I'll Nev...
Gospel & Inspirational favourites: • Judith Durham / The Se...
Reunion Performances: • The Seekers - I Am Aus...
Best of - Live 1999-2014: • Best of The Seekers Li...
The Seekers concluded their Golden Jubilee tour in New Zealand in November 2014, and Judith Durham began her farewell tour there in April 2016. Visit www.TheSeekers.com.au and judithdurham.com for more info and news, or join us on Facebook: / 99634296559
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rich963; thank you SO much for posting this, sir!!! 💖🌹 IMHO it is one of the most Beautiful and Uplifting Songs ever written!!! Being born in 1950, I have of course been aware of THE SEEKERS since their inception in 1962 when I was a wee lad of 11 years-old. But it was not until a month ago, that I REALLY got into them; adding them to my Spotify mix, and watching every CZcams video I could discover. 💘🎶 This song is my #1 Fave of theirs and likely will be in my next TOP 25 Songs of All-Time, All Artists!!! I next will open your link to their DVD, as I would LOVE to own that to share with my wife, family and friends! 🎧💿 THE SEEKERS have vaulted from nowhere to #6 in my All-Time Fave Bands of All-Time!!! (Right behind my #5 Bee Gees and ahead of my #7 Beatles.) I truly love and adore them and their music! God bless you for making this available to millions of true music fans from every generation alive here in 2022!!! 🙏💝🙏💝🙏 God bless THE SEEKERS!!!
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
Judith’s voice stayed so strong into her later years. What a talent.
The group I like also must be ABBA
Totally agree! Who is #1-4 on your list?
BEAUTIFUL
Another year passes and now it's 2024 and still sounds great. Who's listening? Somewhere there is sunshine 😊
Me in Ireland
Not here in Scotland 😂
Yep! Still listening in 24. These songs never ever die
i was born in 1964, remember my mother comforting me to this song,...
Yes still listening in 2024 Reminds me of being a young child ❤…. Happy memories by the bucket load……
Doesn't Judy look absolutely AWESOME here, with a face like an angel and with a voice to match, truly a voice from heaven, definitely the QUEEN of Australia.
Totally agree
I played this song at my dad's funeral..he was a train driver for 40yrs..RIP dad miss you.
Good on ya Kev. He would have loved it .
Had the same thought for an old rail man friend. That's why I'm on this page today.
That’s so lovely - a real tribute
My grandfather worked on the rail road but not a conductor.I don't know exactly what he did. This song could put me to sleep.I love the seekers. C.M.
Such an appropriate song. Thanks for sharing that.
I’m 76 years old and American. In my entire life I have never heard a singer with a more beautiful voice.Judith Durham will never be equaled!!!!
Я русский.Мне 70 лет и мне тоже очень нравилось,как поёт Джудит.Её творчество и её прекрасный голос ,принадлежит всему Миру.Мы будем её помнить.
My mother sang this to me as a lullaby, over 50 years ago. I just visited her in hospice. My heart is aching. I hope where she is going is filled with music this beautiful.
❤️❤️💔 sending love to you and your mom xx
My mam did as well, It was my favourite lullaby. I lost her to cancer in 2020, just a week before her 84th birthday.
It’s been 10 months since you posted that comment. I hope your mom is still with you but know if not she is in that Promised Land Judith sang about. God bless you sweet lady.
@@Pizzpott
I’m sorry for your loss. I do know how hard that is. I’ve lost my mom and my dad is 91. I don’t know how long I’ll have him but God has a season for all of us. God bless you.
My mother sang this too, with my sisters' and my names instead of driver, fireman, and sandman
What an absolute group of musicians.
Absolutely love it.
So sad that Judith died a few months back, NOBODY could hold a candle to her voice.
There is a strange sort of innocence and purity to this song.
I'm in tears as I write this comment. I lost my Dad in 1974 and he would lullaby me to sleep with this song. Still loved and miss. R.I. P. Dad. Thank you for 5 wonderful years.
My Mom used to sing me to sleep with this song. She would always incorporate us kids into the song. Made it so special. She passed away in 2021, so hearing this song brings comfort to me ❤️
exactly the same for us! she would say “(my name) at the engine (my sisters name) rings the bell.” She sang it to us every night as we fell asleep and she would lay with us. This gives me the greatest comfort
My mum too x
May she rest in Peace
My mum also used to sing this to us when we were little 💜 she passed away in 2019. This song makes me loved,safe and cared for. 💜💜
Same for us 😭😭😭
Found out this morning that Judith has passed away. This is the song of a multitude of childrens youth.... Thank you Judith, you are on your own Morningtown Ride now...
If I can't have this sung at my funeral, I'm not going ................
Born in 1959 and so grateful to have lived through this era. Judith Durham and Karen Carpenter, the most amazing and talented female singers to have ever lived. Love them both so much. xxxx
Add Maddy Pryor
And add Gale Garnet -- we'll sing in the sunshine 🌞 fantastic song and voice -- enjoy
I just Love the Seekers songs. Here I am in 2024 still listening to these timeless Classics. Always makes you feel like the Song "Warm and Snug inside"
Just found out Judith Durham passed away yesterday (August 5/22) at the age of 79. Thank you Judith for this wonderful performance and those years with The Seekers. You will be missed.
It's such a shame music has degraded so much in the USA compared to the 60s and earlier. Aside from CZcams there are few places to hear these great tunes.
Wonderfull and honest..my childhood,,,god bless you mum
They played this at my Grandfather's funeral. He worked for over 40 years for British Rail as an engine driver
Almost impossible to pick a favourite from the Seekers catalouge but for me this is it. Judith is now reunited with her beloved husband so let;'s be happy for her.
Happier days for kids - no TikTok, FB etc, a gentle song at bedtime. Must try getting my grandson to sleep with this
Absolutely
This takes me back to my childhood. My Dad used to sing this to me when he tucked me in my bed at night. He died when I was 5 in 1974. He's still loved and missed by me every day. God bless Dad. Love you mate.
My wife listened to this while travelling on the train on the KZN South Coast going to primary school. That is almost 60 years ago. She cannot listen to this song without shedding copious tears. Life flashes bye like a dream in one night. RIP Judith sing with the other angels.
This song makes me cry, reminding me of my childhood and my family, of simpler times, of missing my dad who drove trucks long distance and was so tired as he tried to stay afloat through the 90s recession in Australia, and of my kids at home as I now drive long distance trying to get our house paid and earn enough that my wife can be home for the kids...
As I sit in a truck rest area 1500km away from home missing my kids writing this...
Sad news today of Judith's passing... I had a cry just now listening to this memory filled music, thinking of the old days when life was more wholesome and simpler then too. I have been reading ALL of the comments and in reading yours it really touched me. I hope you got back home safely to your family. I also hope you may call on Jesus in these uncertain times. He loves you more than you know. While we can't go back to decent, carefree times, I am hoping we ALL get more God in our hearts. He is sorely missing from communities, families and the youth of today. We need Him more than ever these days. He is now and always has been the only ONE who can bring purity, hope and protection. Don't be shy to call out to Jesus for peace and hope. HE HEARS EVERYONE and HE IS REAL. God bless..
My mum would sing this to me as a lullaby to go to sleep and now I sing it to my baby
I am 48 and enjoy listening to their songs as they are quite meaningful than contemporary programmed songs
RIP Judith... May morning town treat you well.
We have heard great female pop singers with powerful and beautiful voices, such as Linda Ronstadt, Agnetha Faltskog (Abba), Karen Carpenter, Ann Wilson (Heart), Carole King, Olivia Newton-John, and others. But no one seems to be able to do what Judith Durham was able to do with her vocal power, pitch, purity, poise, resonance, range, emotion, grace, gentleness, simplicity, effortless delivery, transcendent, heavenly sublime tonal quality, and overall luminous stage presence. A voice with the soft and supple texture of the sublime. Judith left her listeners awestruck with every performance. The angelic wings of her voice allowed the audience to soar with her to the deepest blue of heaven's skies. Truly missed, inimitable, and irreplaceable.
Totally agreed and I would add Jim Reeeves alongside her,although a male version.
This was a song when I was 5-6 , how I miss those innocent days
Judith has to be the most underrated female singer of all time. I can't think of any other singer I'd rather listen to. What a most GOD gifted voice.
How can someone who is recognised as one of the great voices of all time be "underrated"?
@@agnostic47 Because she was never given the recognition she deserved, especially here in the U.S. She has one of the most beautiful voices of all time.
I fully concur with your GOD gifted voice.
Yep. she sings like a nightingale.
I doubt that a deity had much to do with it. It’s pure Genetics and luck. Also lucky for us that we got to hear her. I suspect she also worked very hard at her craft.
Judith you are Beautiful, I still remember hearing you with the seekers singing while I was Serving in the NZ Army in the Vietnam War. .......................Rest with the Best Princess.......
So long Judith Durham.
Your angelic voice is were it belongs
My kids love this song they used to go to sleep while it was playing. It was a sad loss when Judith died she was the Seekers
I am devastated beyond expression. My beautiful nan sang this to me as a child, she passed in January 2021, and now the equally beautiful Judith Durham has passed. Rest in Peace, you will forever remain a marvel to vocalists, children and adults for generations to come.
Think of all the beautiful people in heaven. Living in peace and pain free.
Think of all the loved ones you'll be with in time
One the in the inre balrome PRanell squire that I ever danced to
I doubt there’s ever been a more beloved singer in Australian history. Youngsters won’t understand it, but it’s true. Vale Judith.
Totally agree. There might be a few equally beloved, but none more so. I grew up with the pub rock era so my preference was harder music than the Seekers, but nonetheless, the voice Judith had was extraordinary and it would be a poor person who couldn't appreciate it or be astonished by the amazing achievements the Seekers had.
And there's a sad irony. Less than a day after my comment, Olivia Newton-John, one of the ones I was thinking of when I said "a few equally beloved" has also passed away. What an awful couple of days.
True. Very sad indeed.
I think you may be wrong about the youngsters. Just play it to them. They WILL understand.
You may be right. I hope so.
this is one of the very first songs I ever heard on the radio when I was a little girl judith durham had a magical voice.............. a forever voice
JUDY'S VOICE WAS AMAZING TO SAY THE LEAST. THE PSYCHADELIC 60'S WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME WITHOUT HER!.
RIP to Judith Durham. How I loved this song as a little boy in England.
born 63 can always remember this
This song will be the exit song to my mum's funeral on February 1st 2022 in Wiltshire, England. She sang it regularly when I was aged about ten!
How lucky you were...
What a beautiful idea!
Wonderful metaphor for carriage into the next life. Works like Skye Boat Song.
@@DavidPowellAU Wow-wonderful comment! Now I have to listen to the Skye Boat Song yet again :)
We used Carnival is over for our mums funeral
Such a beautiful and clear voice
Sick of reading comments saying that she's underrated, she sold 50 million records.
Agree .she dipped out of the musical world herself. Far from being underrated she did a sell out come back tour
My grandma would always sing this song to me because when all her grandchildren were born would sing a song to one of us when she held us for the first time and this was my song
I can’t count the number of times my ( now grown) children were tucked in bed to go to sleep to the sound of “Morningtown Ride”
RIP Judith on your ride through the heavens.
We love you and will always remember you ❤️❤️❤️
RIP Julie Durham, your voice was one of my earliest listens in childhood and the songs of The Seekers are part of my DNA.
Tr
Rest in peace angel 😇
This song takes me back to my childhood bedroom aged 6 or 7 playing the single on my portable record player. Must of drove my parents nuts with this song 😂💃🎙🎶💃❤❤
Judith Durham
Same with me. The Beatles hadn’t yet captured my imagination but The Seekers were the first to do so. They still do.
Brought up on this song! Sang it at home and school!
My Nana used to sing this song when I was very young, hope to see you in Morningtown some day, sun shining and peaceful times with everlasting life .. this is really what the bible hope of 'Paradise' means.
Damn, tears from a 58 year old bloke remembering his Mum who died in 2019
Sad to reads that Judith has passed on . What a wonderful voice it will live forever.
Judith Durham had a beautiful voice. I can't think ot any current female vocalist who even comes close to her.
@@bobfinlayson3377 Katie Petersen.
i did not know she past.so sad .rip.
Oh my, I just found out. What a shame, she was brilliant. Truly angelic voice, her legacy will live forever
Why do you sanitise everything by saying she's passed on - she's dead! It's like my Wife, now she's my partner- no commitment.
And best voice this century my heart is 💔 Judith now sings with the angels. RIP
My mother used to sing this to me as a lullaby, thank you so much for posting this. Its now 2024 and I still listen to this as comfort. 😊
I am listening to this consistently for the past week and I came to know Judith has passed away
0 nudity
0 Vulgar attitudes
No huge budgets,
But the song cuts through hearts like blades.
This is what true mv's are about.
then you should see the blooper reel
0 diversity.
@@kenneth8434 who cares?
@@kenneth8434 0 people who asked
@@kenneth8434 400% diverse. 4 individuals .
The way they are all dressed beautifully walking hand in hand through the most wonderful scenery is just bliss. I cannot explain how this whole song makes me feel at such ease and how cathartic it is. What a simple time where it was pure and full of heart and spirit - rest in peace Judith you are an angel.
So sorry J has gone, ❤
You are spot on, this video shows the love between the group. Judith always thought of the boys as her brothers. I believe this is Como one of Melbourne’s historic houses. It often gets a run in Australian TV shows.
@@michaelhayden725 I was wondering where it was filmed. It is so pleasant here.
2023 and I still grab a train and listen to this music...
Obviously way before music videos became big time in the 80's, and this is such class and style, I'm curious not so much "why" they filmed this, but not a wide audience to appreciate it. It's like "well, say, let's do something grand, and uplifting, but goes on a shelf until now.
The TV special was watched by a record number of Australians at the time, but as you say on a shelf until the late 90s...
This video shows how beautiful Judy was may she rest in peace lost my own wife six months ago and with Judy's passing its like living the nightmare again.A wonderful lady,a beautiful voice and well done to Rich for making this lovely tribute may you rest in peace Judith.
God bless you Patrick. My wife is losing to ovarian cancer. She is my home, my soul mate, my best friend, and the love of my life. I really don’t know how I will go on without her.
@@tomheim9516 Tom I know exactly what you are experiencing at the moment its so so hard keep telling her how much you love her make her feel so special and appreciated she will remember all this and it will help her in this horrible time. In my case I did not have this time we were out walking when she fell down ,a massive heart attack so keep strong for her and keep that love in your heart
@@patrickmccarthy3123 Thank you Patrick. I will continue to do just that. I hope somehow time will allow you happy memories without the pain. Although, at least today, I don’t know if that is possible. Thank you for reaching out.
@@tomheim9516 Tom you and your lovely lady will be in my prayers as I pray every night for my own georgeous wife ,you have a hard road ahead and hopefully you will get some solace as time moves on.
@@patrickmccarthy3123 Thank you Patrick - I wish the same for you, solace as time moves on.
My vote for best female voice of the last century goes to Judith.RIP.
And best voice of this one RIP
reminds me of my granddad. he liked steam trains and had a little train track going around his house, but he passed away a long time ago. he wasn't that old either :(
I was sad to hear that Judith Durham 3.7.1943 5.8.2022 has died, the seekers were inducted in the ARIA hall of fame in 1995 ,Judith you will be sadly missed darling God bless you and RIP now
Goodnight beautiful Judith, you will be so missed. Thank you for your beautiful voice and your wonderful spirit. RIP 💔💔💔
How I wish I could travel back to those days and stay there.
Me to in a heartbeat. Xx
Me too
This song came out the year I was born where is that time machine
Me too! Those were happy days. First heard the seekers and fell in love with their music as a child. Still sing their songs sometimes, so many years later
My mum used to sing me to sleep with this song,She actually sung it better 😂 and my dad had the greatest stories imaginable.so many good memories. Everything was so magical as a child,now life is mostly empty😢 well I have a great philosophy on life and am happy but miss the magical feeling of being a kid,I had some insane imagination as a kid,could create worlds within our own.wish I had it back.
The seekers is the best orkester in the hole world.
R.I.P. Judith Durham 1943-2022 Thank You For The Gift Of Your Voice And Music 💙💙
Remember this song vividly as a kid, now wishing a fair journey on this sad day Judith. x
Ahhhh- my beautiful childhood. Plenty of sunshine, out playing safely and so much laughter. Miss you Mum and Dad xxxxx
This was on the radio every weekend at dinnertime when I was a boy.
I forgot how lovely Judith was when young. A beautiful voice as well ❤
My earliest childhood memory is my Mum singing this song to me. I must have been like 2 years old or something? I turn 50 next year!!
Good on you Brook, Never forget your Mom.
Mine died in 1977 and I still remember as if tomorrow, and I am 61+.
Judith such a beautiful special voice; the beautiful special voice all moms have no matter how old you are.
Mom, I love you so much
Just lost mine and now I cant hear this without tearing up. she used to bounce me on her knee and sing this to me. Waaaaaa!
crikey, im 53 and my mum had the radio on all day and used to sing this.. one of my earliest memorys to.. had not heard it for years, not ashamed to say i burst into tears when i heard it, where has the time gone.. regards andy
Anti Nowhere I'm 53 too mate-and my Mum had the radio on 24/7, its where I get my good musical taste from I'm sure. -Those were days of many, many great tunes. This is one of them.....
Mike Hunt There are many of us from our generation bro, i have asked a few mates if they remember and most of them say yes..If i remember the tv never used to broad cast all day then so our mothers used to put the radio on.my wife had the same experience.. take care.
RIP and long live Judith Durham (July 3, 1943 - August 5, 2022), aged 79
You will always be remembered as a legend.
We all love this song, because we want to be & feel safe. It reaches the heart because that is where it came from when it was written.
I first heard this song on the Captain Kangaroo. A animated little train with toys rolled by as this lullaby played. This brings back memories of my early 1960’s childhood. I miss that world and Judith’s voice.
Can listen to The Seekers forever.....the golden voice of Judith Durham is hauntingly beautiful. Really gifted!
I agree. There's a quality in her voice that kinda' defies words, but it's unique, and as you say, haunting.
I would have loved to hear her sing Christmas Carols
I lived in Melbourne for five years. I heard Judith sing at the MCG. Her voice was spellbinding. I listen to this song, as well as I am Australian, four or five times a week.
Melbourne was one of the best places that I ever lived.
RIP Judy Durham died Friday night 5th July 2022. Bound for her Morningtown now. 💔💔💔❤♥
So sad to hear Judith Duhram has passed away. Such a lovely voice.
RIP Judith 🙏. This is my favourite Seekers song .
My dad used to sing this song to me when I was little. One day I hope to sing it to my future children.
Judith May be gone to heaven now but he will never be forgotten. Sing to all the Angels Judith.
My mother would sing this to my twin brother and I every single night for the first 10 years of our lives. She can't sing like this anymore, as Multiple Sclerosis has taken her voice control. So I sing it to *her* now when I get her night time medication ready. Her mother sang it to her, she sang it to her mother, she sang it to me, and now I'm singing it to her. It won't be long now until she goes, but I will make sure this is playing when she does 💖
In mist of darkness in my young life in the 1960s and early 1970s ,hearing the Seekers on the radio brought a little ray of sunshine only if for a short time .
This was the first record I ever owned, my darling Aunty gave it to me for Christmas '64 (45 single). Judith Durham remains the most purest, engaging, wonnderful voice I have ever heard. Part of my life forever.... her passing has brought tears, sadness &melancholic memories. RIP beautiful lady xox
I used to listen to this on Children's Choice; so many memories. Bless you, Judith. x
All there is tears for one of the most beautiful voices! Thanks for the memories, the journey has been incredible! ♥️
Just an incredible voice and equally incredible human being. This world so many more like her.
Totally agree with Judith's voice. None like it today.
Mine too Steve, thank you.
so sad to to learn today of Judiths passing there will as they sung there will never be another you Judith was a great legend.
RIP Judith. 2022. Every time I see Puffing Billy I think of Judith and gang sitting on it singing this song.
I’m so upset. Met you at the park near us with Bruce Woodley(a friend of ours) whiles Bruce’s and our dogs played. Lovely lady and a voice that never changed.
When I was a teen I bought all their records and videos in this one Judith was so beautiful,and the guys looked so dapper.
Have adored this sweet song since I was a little girl.
Attended The Seekers' 50th Anniversary concert in 2014 here in Sydney, wondeful night.
RIP dear Judith Durham.!
How can i get in touch with the seekers then
Can’t even imagine how great that concert must’ve been.
@@jmarsh4653 just download the concerts here of the seekers my friend john
How can i get in touch with the seekers there my friend too
This was filmed at Como House - a beautiful old National Trust property in South Yarra, Melbourne. Millions of us Aussies have enjoyed countless picnics there! You can see the Seekers walking hand in hand so sweetly beneath those enormous Moreton Bay fig trees that are hundreds of years old - and they are still there to this day. Like these glorious old native trees, Judith's divine voice will live on, trilling with a truly unique tremor in it - like the purest birdsong, flying up and down the octave.
In primary school my teacher would play the guitar and we belt out the Seekers till the cows came home... thanks Ms Harvey
My dad used to love the Seekers . He would be so sad to hear that Judith has just passed away. She had a wonderful voice and when I was young he was always playing their records. RIP Dad and Judith .
My dad also loved her voice and when he died suddenly in 1974 at the age of 56, I couldn’t listen to the Carnival is Over for many years.
@@isobellickes8543 So sorry to hear you lost your dad so young and so long ago. Strange how so many people have said they remember them as children . That's because they were always on the radio, and their songs were so memorable. In fact their songs were some of the first songs I remember as a child. Australia's had a bad week with Olivia NJ passing too. Vocal icons of our lives, who nobody can match today.
You’re not an Aussie mum if you don’t sing this to your children to put them to sleep ❤️ Rest In Peace Judith
So sad that you are no longer with us. R I P dear Judith!
Hi from Scotland,Remember their last show in the UK and they ended it with The Carnival Is Over, not a dry eye in the house
Mum used to sing this from a song book in the car on long trips. What a lovely voice. RIP Judith
I was born in the early sixties and The Seekers were very much part of the soundtrack to the happiest and most carefree part of my life. Morningtown ride takes me right back there if I just close my eyes.
I used to sing this to my eldest daughter when she was a baby
This is the song we put the kids to bed with. What memories, soon to be lost to time and how quickly time goes.
RIP Judith and thanks for these wonderful memories .
RIP Judith Durham. Thank you for the music.
The train has pulled into the station now, Judith. You’re in heaven, God bless you.
A real lullaby song for younsters as I was way back then, beautiful memories
I think every Australian from my generation had this sung to us as a lullaby. Judith will be sorely missed.
Rest in Peace Judith, a talented, inspirational, beautiful lady xx
Unlike majority of the comments I haven’t lost either of my parents yet and I’m eternally grateful. The other day me and my mum were talking about when I was little and I brought up this song and she told me how this song was the only thing she could sing to me to get me to slew after my night terrors and I felt so nostalgic and lucky to have had such amazing parents specifically my mum